Pressing and finishing iron.



G. E. PRICE.

PRESSING AND FINISHING 'IRON APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24. 1911. 150545,179. Patented Nov.26,1912.

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PRBSSING AND HNISHING IRON.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1911.

1,045,179. Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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EBESSING AND FINISHIG IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 24, 1.911. Serial No. 662,163.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE E. PRICE, a

citizen of the United States, and a residentl of the city of St.Louis and. State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pressingfand Finishing irons,

of which the following is a specification..

yThis invention relates to pressing' and nishing irons and 'more particularlf)7 to w steam-heated irons.

- It has for itsprincipal objects to produce a device which is simple andl economical in operation and maintenance, to prevent the accumulation of. water of condensation with in the steam chamber, to provide for dampeiiing the cloth or goods being pressed, and to attain certain other advantages hereinafter more fully appearing.

The invention consists 1n the parts and in the arrangements and combinations yof Fie is a section on the line 6-6 ofFig. 5. 85

. fer-ring now 'more particularly to Figs.

1 and 2 of the drawings, the iron comprises a` hollow shell 1 which is divided into an er steam chamber 2 and a lower cham- PP ber 3 by a substantially horizontal parti- 10 tion 4. However, while the partition 4c ex tends horizontal from end toend of the.`

iron, it is preferably concaved transversely or in `the form of a gutter, so that the water of' condensation w ich might accumulate within the steam chamber 2 .willrun to the middle of the partition.

l Ai some point along the middle portion of the partition 4i, an opening is rovid which is normally closed by n le valve preferably screw-threaded and projects u through a screw-threaded bore in a boss on the top of the casing l. This valve' 5 may he pmvidecl with any suitable manipulating dely,aknurlad knob8 is secured on the upper end of the valve. l

edhandle member 20 with a I as to hold v"lfhe bottom lofthe casing 1 is provided with a multiplicity of small perforations or drill holes 9; and said lower chamber 3 communicates with the upper steam chamber 2 through a tube 10 extending up from the rearportion of thepartition 4 aconsiderable distance in to said chamber 2. l At its lower end said tube 10 communicates with' a tube orpassageway 11 extending along the under side of said partition 4 to a point in proximity to the front wall or nose of the iron.

The upstanding tube 10 is normally closed by a vneedle valve 12 which projects up 14 to an eccentric 15 on a rotatory handle. member 16. This handle member 16 is journaled-in upright handle members 17, 18,

.through a packing gland 13 on'the top of` i the casing 1 and is connected by a pitman' located respectively at the front and rear j of the iron. The rear upright handle member 18 is made hollow so as to house the needle valve 12 and its operating pitman 14 and eccentric. 15; and, for convenience 'in assembling the parts and effecting adjustment thereof, said upright handle member 18 is provided with a removable cover-plm or closure 19.

The rotatory handle member 16 is preferably made ofmetal and provided. with a covering of wood or other `suitable insulation 20.- The connection between the valve 12andhandle member `16 is such that in one position of the handle member (hereinafter called the normal seated inthe end of the tube.

Itis preferable to provide a spring 21 position), the valve isr which is coiled about the handle member 16 and located within an annular recess or pocket 22 in the wooden or insulating member 2 0v and having one 'of its ends secured tothe upright handle member 17 and its o 4 l posite end to the rotatory member 16. e

tendency of thisspring is to hold the valve 12 to its sea-ton theftube ,10 and restore it to such position after it has been opened.. Itis also preferable to provide the wooden spring-pressed pin 23 adapted to lengage anotch or indentation in the adjacent face of one of the handle members 17 or 18, as the case may be, so

against accidental movement.

The wooden handle member 20 may be secured in any desirablemanner to the rotatory metallic member or core 16, but, prefthe rotatory handle members erably, said members '16 and `20 are b'ored diametrically and a pin 24 which is shorter than the outsidediameter of the member 20 into. the

is driven into the alined perforatipns, so that the two members 16 and 2O are held aga-inst independent 'movement and the ends o 'the pin 24 donot thehand of the user.

Steam may be admitted into the chamber 2 inany desirable manner, but, preferably, an'inl'etr ipe 25 is arranged todischarge fliont portion of the iron, and it is also preferable to turn the lower endporltion- "L ofthe inlet pipe toward and adjacent to the nose ofthe iron, so thatt-he steam is directed first against the nose.be-

'close to the bottom no Water of condensation will accumulate 'l throughout the chamber,

fore it is ,circ'ulated through the chamber.

exten s to the rear ably turned down,

. above the end of said pipe.

'- onlyl necessary to fopen m'it 'steam intothe chamber through a flexible source of steam Supply S sure -in the chamber. "s1red t6 moistenpr'd'ampen the goods it is the valve 1'2 and ad The' inlet pipe 25 maybe connected pipe 2.5b to any suitable 26`may be connected through a flexible pipe 26b to any usuitable receptacle adaptedl to ,receive the exhaust or itm'ay exhaust direct into the atmosphere, as desirable.-

.Q By theforegoing described construction, ,the steam is circulated from 'the front to the rearof the steam chamber and the iron ismaintained 4at even heat throughout, and

vthere is practically. little orf. no accumulation of water of condensation.A Provided,- of course,

the outlet pipe'to overcome the steam pres- So, too, when it is dewhence it passesthrough the perforatibns. l

-Byhaving the tube or passageway 11 dis# charge into thefront or nose portion of the ;-tle. holes at the front portion before it reaches the rear of the chamber'3; .50

chamberv the steam will be let out'through of the 4iron -a'r 1d,in some cases, where only a slight yfjmoistening ofthe goodsisldesired, the valve ing is done i will pass out evenly through all ,of the opened momentarily and the steam or moisture will pass out through the vfront holes and practically none will Ipass out throughthose at the rear. Thus, in moving the iron across thel goods, the moistenwhile the rear or heel portion dry tojetfect the d in goods so moist'enedi7 is suiiiciently f course,if a great` quantity of steam is admitted Ito the chamber 3 and undersuiicient pressure, the moisture perforations 9.

lWhile; the valve 12 is open, it is-desirane come in contact with and the outlet pipe at the front portion of the ironV and pressing of the suitable stop :tion 'of said .bar 29, preferably a pair of ,jam nuts. 31, whereby .the tension of thev spring may be varied.' JByA this arrangement, the valve 12 may be opened'to any del.siiabledegree beyond its movement which c effects the `shu'ttingolf. ofthe pipe 26. That is, as soon' as`the end wall 27a of 'the tubuthere is no 'resisting' pressure in 'end ,of the` j30 .on the bar 29fwill yield and permit a further openi'n movement of the valve 12.-

and llathe arrangement of the top of the iron.

ofthe'tube 27 is away from extension andthe chamber 2 ports 27b in said member 27.

Preferably, the tubular member 27 is proy vvided with aL horizontal lug or ear 28y which is located adjacent to the tube 10, and said ear is perforated to receive. the reduced lower end portion of a bar29 Which is secured at its upperend to the needle valve l12. The shoulder formed onthe member 29 atmthe upper end of the reduced portion thereof is adapted to bear against the upper side of said ear 28, so that,.when the needle valve 12 is lowered, the tubular member 27 1s moved down sofasto effect' the opening of the outlet pipe26. i f

'A spring 30 is coiled about the reduced lower end. portion of said bar 29 and located I between the bottom face of the ear 2 8 and a on 'the extreme j loyver end por- 27 on 'the downturned end por# said pipe 26, said member 27I` and a lateral portor ports, 27". This tubularmember 27 slid? ably itsthe pipe extension 26 the-end wall 272L the end of thepipe extension 26L and com- .munication is established between said pipe through the and normally f lar member 27 comes in. contact with the pipe extension 26, the spring '-In the modi cation illust-rated in Figs. 3 ber 2 and dampening chamber 3 is similar to those shown valve operating parts are also. similar. In

rear end thereof;

exhaust tion willfaccumulateon the ltop of the division wall.

' The tubey 10 is securedin an openingfin y the division wall 4,-near thev frontend of the iron. ,The upper e'nd portion of this tube 1.0a is of-larger diameter than the lower p0rtion and the portion intermediate is tapered as at 10". The upper end of the tube 10L is in a recess in a is in turn fitted tightly in an 'opening in the with a packiiigfgland similar to that shown 'in Fig. 1.. The handle and I This plug 13a is prpvided4 steam clia'mplug 13a' which in Fig. l1 for the valve lsteril -or needle 12.

The valve l lower end portion which is seated in the a admit steam'into the construction instead tapered portion `of the'tube lOso as to nor-` mally close an opening 10'c in said tapered portion of the tube.

valve stem 12 so that the steam vin the chamf ber 2 passes -through the opening.10 and tube 10a into the chamber 3. By this construction the Vpacking in the gland need not be as tight as might be otherwise required as valve always f seats tightly' in the tube 10a-and effectively the tapered end of the needle closes the opening 10 which is lateral with respect to the taper of the valve. In this of having a continuous han'dle member .16 the journals are ir ounted on stub members 16a which are embedded in the end portionsof the wooden or nonheatd vconducting handle member 20.

In Figs..5 and 6 '25 shell lla comprises lthe Adownturned extension 26 a further modification of the structure is illustrated.v In this case the but asingle chamber 2a. A separate shell 3* is mounted in said chainiber 2B 'and said shell 3a vhas the inner end portions of a multiplicity ofnected'thereto and communicating withithe of said tubes9a are tted tightlyin perfora tions in the bottom of the shell. 1B. In this construction the inlet' pipe similar to that shown 'in the herenbefore vdescribed constructionsg'and the outlet pipe 26 is arranged in themanner somewhat' 3; That ls, projects into. 32 in` the bottom ofthe iron.

similar to that shown Fig.

a recess or trap The pipe 26 horizontally through a boss 33 on the casing 3 and said boss is'provided witha vertical bore which intersects the pipe. Slidably fitted in the vertical bore of said boss 33 is a, valve member 34 which" is `provided with a transverse passageway 35- adapt-ed tonormally register with the outlet pipe 26. with a vertical bore 36in its lower endl portion and a single lateral port 37 communi' eating with said vertical bore so that, when' said valve member34 is raised until the ort 37 communicates with the inner half ofp the outlet pipe 26, communication is established between the interior of the chamber 2a and the chamber 3" and cutoiv from said chamber 2* and the outer. halffpfthe outlet f pipe 26. When the valve is 'in the position shown in Fig. 5, steam is circulated through the chamber2 and pi e 26 and return ipe 26V; but, `when the va ve is raised asa ove described, the steam is chamber 3- and circulated out through the 4several tubes 9 todampen the The-` stem 12 is provided with a tapered' chamber,

tubes Qacon- 25 is arranged in this modification passes.

It is also provided admitted into the handle arrangement'- and operating device for' the valve are similar to that shown in the other structures.

-It will thusfbe see-nthat an iron con- -stiucted and arranged according to my invention as' herein set forth is of high eiiciency and will` scorching, many ,kinds -fof cloth, otherimaterials Awhich it is practically impossible to press and finish with van ordinary iron heated over a lire or by internal compress andiinish, without goods and bustion, orwhich'would at least be injured bycareless handling of such irons.

'iron does.

Obviously wish to be limited to the speciicconstructions and 4arrangements shown.

What I claim isz l. A pressing andfinishing ironcompris Vinga lbody portion having a steam-.heating chamber, means said body portion having a second chamber, means for conductingsteam from said second mentioned'chamberthrough the 4bottom of the iron, and means-for establishinterior thereof. The opposite end portions yi Ivt\also makes it unnecessary to use a damp cloth between tlievgoods" and iron and 'presses and finishes without glossing as the ord'napy` the' device admits of considerfd able further modification without departing `from` my invention.y Therefore, I' do not for supplying steam to said ing communication between Asaid rst and second mentioned chambers, said means com rising a valve, a rotatoryl handle for.

the iron havingan eccentric thereon, an operative ,connection bet een ,said 'valve and eccentric, and resilient means acting upon saidlhandle to rotate it in one direction to holdthe valvenormally to its seat.

2. A steam having means for through the bottom, and means for control heated pressing and finishing j 4iron having afrot-atory handle, said iron ioo ling such discharge comprising a valve, an

.eccentric onsaid rotatory handle, ano erativeconnection between saidpvalvean \ec centric,and a spring acting upon said rotatory handle to turn it in one direction whereby said valve is yieldiiigly held toits seat. `4

3;' A'pressing and 'and a lower dampening chamber, the bottom of said shell having a multiplicit forations therein, a vert-ical tub ar steam passage communie lower. chambers, steampassage,

for the iron,

lve and 'handle tween'said va and -ii'ieaiis for maintaining a circulation vQ said `steam chamber.

4, A pressing and ing a body portion chamber, means for maintainingla circulafinishingironcomprisv .ing a hollow 'shell 'divided by a substantially- Vhorizontal partit-ion adjacent tothe bottom thereof to providean upper steamchamber finishing ironj comprishaving av steam heating y f f v f e tionfofsteanlv through saidl chamber, said vT steam passage .between said steam heating chamber andsaid second mentioned cham-V ber, said passage comprising aA tube extending luphin saidsteam heatingchamber, a

-lng 'an opening in its Wall, an areciproca corresphding'to 'the tapered portion of said tube,V means for discharging steam from lsaid "second mentioned chamber through the 1 bottom of the iron, a movably mounted hanf dle for the-iron, Ian operative connection be-l .tween saidvalve and handle, and resilient 4means actingupon said handle to hold said i tub, i h

l V5. steam pressing and finishing iron comprising a hollow shell divided into an upper heating chamber and a lowerdampen- A ir'lgfchamber,A the .botto-m ofthe iron having-i" "amultiplicity' of perorations therein communicatlng .with the dampening ch niber, a

body portion having a second' chamber, a.

-mg chamber, said tube communicating at its lower end wlt-h the dampening hamber' and opening through the top ofthe iron, andhaving a lateral openinr therein, a recipr0 .catory valvemember sl1dab1y fitted in 'said `30 tube and adaptedto close the lateralopening therein,- and mea'ns foractuating said valve member includin a movable handle forthe iron and a W'or, ing connection h-y tween said handle and said valve member. 35

Signed at `St. ,Louvi's, Missouri, this 18th day of Novemberl911. o

GEORGE E. PRICE.

portion yoi" said tube being tapered and havtory valve member having a tapered portion valve-seated the tapered po tion of'said Witnesses: Y

G. A. PENNIINGTON, PAULINE AMBERG.

tubeextending vertically through said heatf 25' 

